When I Was a Wallflower (Leo and Amelie) novel Chapter 196

Chapter 196

“Mr. Alston,” Eugene walked over to stand behind Leo and called out in a low voice.

Leo himself was wounded, but it was not until a moment ago that he remembered to arrange for a doctor to bandage his wounds.

When he caught sight of Eugene, he remained calm and lowered his head to button the gray shirt draped around his body. His cold and white fingers were a sharp contrast against the gray shade of his shirt.

The doctor said a few words to him before departing. Only then did he open his mouth to speak, “What is it?”

Eugene nodded. “Your speculation was correct. Miss Clayton was indeed involved in Bria’s accident.”

He informed Leo about the contents of Elyse’s phone call that he had overheard earlier. After he finished his report, he quietly turned to look at Leo. “How do you plan to deal with her?”

Leo’s fingers were frozen in the middle of undoing one of the buttons. Although his stern expression remained unchanged, the sharp light in his eyes had grown increasingly intense. His pitch-black pupils resembled bottomless pits of darkness.

Eugene shuddered in fear when he accidentally got a glimpse of Leo’s frigid anger! Still, he couldn’t help feeling secretly surprised to see Leo in such a state. He had worked under Leo for so long, so he could tell with a glance—Leo was absolutely enraged.

“Punish her.” A long while passed before Leo spoke in a chilly voice, “Teach her a harsh lesson!”

“Yes!” Eugene instantly responded in a quiet murmur.

Elyse had probably counted on the fact that Leo was indebted to Ellen when she took action, but she had forgotten about one thing—where Leo’s limits stood.

Eugene accepted the order, turned around, and walked out of the room.

Behind Eugene, Leo’s fingers clenched around the button. He clutched the button so tightly that his knuckles had turned white! If not for the favor he owed Ellen, then what Elyse did today would be enough to make her disappear from this world for good!

…

Amelie slept deeply and did not awaken until the next day. When her eyes fluttered open, a white ceiling entered her vision. After some time, she gradually recalled what had happened to her yesterday. She also remembered that she was in the hospital. She slowly turned her head, searching for the figures of Bria and Steven. What she saw was a head of black hair instead.

Leo? She was taken aback for a moment.

At this moment, Leo was sitting in her hospital ward and reading something with his head lowered. His expression was serious, and his lips were pursed tightly. Even though his appearance was stern, his stern appearance could not conceal his inherent beauty and breathtaking good looks. Nevertheless, that was not the main point. The important point was that he had remained in her hospital ward! She thought that he would leave immediately after sending her here!

Perhaps her stare was too intense as he seemed to sense that she was awake. Therefore, he raised his head in response. His gaze collided with her searching gaze, and then his eyes flickered slightly.

“How do you feel? Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?” he asked.

She swallowed and did not answer. His overly concerned tone left her disoriented for a moment.

A short while later, she dragged her thoughts back to reality. “Why are you still here?”

His fingers stiffened slightly. He did not like the manner of her speech. Is she implying that… She doesn’t want to see me? Does she want me gone as quickly as possible?

“Bria is being hospitalized. As her father, I can’t just ignore her,” he responded coldly.

His momentary concern, followed by his usual coldness, left her scratching her head in bafflement.

Nevertheless, when she heard that he had only stayed here for Bria’s sake, she let out a soft exclamation of understanding. That’s right. There’s nothing between us. Naturally, he has no obligation to protect me either.

An inexplicable wave of disappointment washed over her heart. She patted her chest lightly, secretly reminding herself not to get ahead of herself. The whole reason for her disappointment was that she had been touched by his behavior yesterday. Unfortunately, he had only saved her out of a sense of morality, nothing else.

At that thought, she quickly said, “Thank you… For yesterday, I mean. I will definitely pay you back for saving my life. Please feel free to ask if you need any help from me in the future.”

Leo opened his mouth. He originally wanted to say that she had also saved him, so they were even. Yet, the words were on the tip of his tongue when he changed his mind and finally choked out the words, “Do you think there is anything you can help me with?”

She was dumbstruck by his remark. Alas, upon further consideration, she realized that there was indeed nothing she could do for him.

His company and her company operated in entirely different directions, so their paths did not intersect at all. As for their private matters, they were no different from strangers except for the fact that they shared Bria.

She quietly lowered her head and said nothing.